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Foundation named after Tom Lantos, only Holocaust survivor elected to Congress

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Updated: 12:37 AM EDT May 29, 2014

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Swastika found outside human rights foundation

Foundation named after Tom Lantos, only Holocaust survivor elected to Congress

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Updated: 12:37 AM EDT May 29, 2014

Police said someone used lighter fluid to draw a swastika in the parking lot outside a building that houses the Lantos Foundation in Concord.Click here to view News 9’s report.The foundation was named for congressman Tom Lantos, the only Holocaust survivor elected to Congress, who died in 2008.The clumsily made symbol of hatred was discovered Wednesday afternoon and lies just feet away from an organization that was born to fight ignorance.“You always wonder if you become a lightning rod or target when you are engaged on those issues,” said Katrina Lantos Swett, Lantos’ daughter.Anti-Semitism is in large part what the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice works to battle globally.Lantos Swett runs the organization.“How does a community respond? Do they respond proactively or do they just shrug their shoulders? I think history shows us shrugging your shoulders is not a good response,” Lantos Swett said.Although it was drawn with lighter fluid, the swastika was never ignited. The person who is allegedly responsible, who is described as in his late teens or early 20s, simply walked off, police said.Lantos Swett said she will reach out to local faith communities to ensure the right message is being taught.“This is a place where when anybody is targeted, we stand shoulder to shoulder and we push back against it,” she said.

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Police said someone used lighter fluid to draw a swastika in the parking lot outside a building that houses the Lantos Foundation in Concord.